The Sun. — London, England, 1836-03-17 00:00:00

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent Red. 3 per Cent . Cons 9134% South Sea Stock - 354 per Cent. Old Annuities — Ditto Red —] New Ditto New 314 per Cent - New 3 per Cent --- Exch. Bills, £I,OOO Bank Long Annuities to expire Ditto ....... .......500 - Ditto Small Oct 10, 1350 — Ditto Commercial — Pm- Jan 5. Ism ...... _.- Ditto Advertised ........ ... I. Jan. 5, 1860.....„.. ............ -- Bank S t ock for Acc0unt . ......... 21914 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 - Consols for Account ........... .91%34 Omniurn -- PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds — Belgian Bonds lO3 Ditto Account ... ............ ... -- Ditto Account . Brazilian Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account — Ditto New Bonds '78'4,14 Bueno. Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account ..... . . —.781%54 Dili Account — Ditto, 3 per cen t. — Chilli.", Bonds 4l Prussian Bonds — Ditto Account 45 40 Russian Bonds, 182 - 2 Colun Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account ... ......... . ....• Ditto Metallic ................._ _ umbian Bonds, 1&14.. ......... .31 4 Spanish Bonds — Col Ditto Account .................. 3154 Ditto Account — Danish Bonds ..................... Ditto Bonds, 134 45N N 5 3 4 Ditto Account .................. Ditto Account ...45% 6 , ,4.6% 514 Greek Bonds ....... ...... .......... . French, 5 per cent .... —L —c. ''''•••• Bonds, 15.25 ............. —— 4 per cent. —f. —c. flt ....... ........ ... —-- a per cent. —f. —c. ~ e r cent.... 24 i— Exchange f. —c. Dutch, 2l per cent 56% ~. Ditto Account Ditto, 5 per cent 103X% Ditto Account Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 97 41 Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent Ditto Account Neapolitan ------ PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. British Iron Company 5O 38 Cata Branca Mining Company Copiapo Rhymney — 8 1 A Birmingham and Derby Railway Company 5 16%4 Bristol and Exeter Railway Company 254 754 ;.4 Ch e ltenham and Great Western Railway Great Western Railway Company lO 33 3754 Brighton Railway Company Brighton (Rennie's) London and Blackwall Railway London and Dover Railway Company l 0% London and Greenwich Railway Com p any V 3056 London and Southampton Railway Company l5 23 4 I ondon arid Croydon Railway Compa n y ... N o rthern and Eastern Railway 3 45i 4 ‘ N or th Midland Railway Company 5 12 South Durham ”4 5 5.; York and North Midlan d Railwa y Com p anyl 5 P rov incial Bank of Ireland 25 4356 S o uth African Bank 9 % Pm. rgicEs OF IRISH- STOC 3 per Cent. Consols 91% Ditto Reduced 3' ; per (WC Stock 09% Ditto New, ls:itt 3 1 4 per Cent. Debentures 91% Batik Stock 206 Royal Canal Stock. 3 6 34 Grand Canal Stock -- KS, DUBLIN, MARCH 15 Grand Canal Deb.. 6 per cent - Ditto, 4 per cent 5B Hibernian Bank 22% City of Dublin Steam Co. 1124 National Insurance Co 35 City Debentures, 4 per cent - Ballast Office Debentures, 4 per cent. Hical WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. vmming 58 minutes after 2. ► Evening 13 minutes after 3 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING will be performed the Grand Opera of THE SIEGE OF ROCHELLE. Count de Roscmberg, Mr. Seguin; Marquis de Valnaour, Mr. Templeton; Montalban, Mr. Giubelei ; Michel, Mr. H. Phillips. Clara, Miss Shirreff; Marcella, Miss F. Healy. After which—THE IRISH TUTOR. Terry O'Rourke, Young Burke; Mary, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with—CHEVY CHASE. Henry Percy, Mr. Cooper ; Hermit of Warkworth, Mr. Warde; Simon Wardlaw, Mr. Harley. Lady Neville, Miss Forde ; Lady Douglas, Mrs. Vining; Maud, Mrs. Humby; Alice, Miss Lee. Stage Manager, Mr. Cooper—Acting Manager, Mr. Yates. The Box -office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Parsons, of whom Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be obtained. Boxes, 78. ; Second Price, ss. 6d.—Pit, 3s. ad. ; Second Price, 2s. Gallery, 2r. ; Second Price, ls.—Upper Gallery, Is. ; Second Price, 6d. IN MONMOUTHSHIRE. A VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, with MANORIAL RIGHTS and PRIVILEGES, EXTENDING OVER the WHOLE PARISH. The ESTATE INCLUDES ALTO GETHER 788 ACRES, near to ABERGAVENNY, on the NEW TURNPIKE ROAD from ROSS; with the BELL INN and PUNCH and POSTING HOUSE at BRECON, the ESTATE PRODUCING ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR, and an IMPROVING REVENUE. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, . By Mr. GEORGE ROBINS, At the Angel Inn, Abergavenny, on TUESDAY, the 17th May, at One o'Clock exactly, in Lots, by direction of the Executnx of Thomas Davies, Esq. VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY, for Safe Investment, including altogether near EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES OF CAPITAL LAND, Divided into convenient Farms. It embraces, first - THE LLANTHEWY COURT ESTATE, The MANOR or LORDSHIP of LLANTIIEWY, AND ALL ITS RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES; sxhich includes the Mcrer House, long since converted into an abode for a respectable Yeoman, with suitable buildings of every de cription, and about 290 Acres of Land, Let to Mr. Thomas Price, at a very Reduced Rental. The situation of this Property is quite beautiful ; it is AT THE FOOT OF THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, s, famed in History, surrounded in every direction by romantic scenery cf great extent, and terminated by THE BLORANGE AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. In the midst of so much of splendid variety and interest, and not a little anlctl by a Church in the very centre, it. will be difficult to resist a •.3ititable ;thole, and a sporting man would find an additional stimulus in the facility to shoot, anehunt, and fish, to his heart's content. It is within three and a-half miles of ABERGAVENNY'S FAMED TOWN, And on the "; ,, ,leva Turnpike Road to Ross, and thence onwards to the nerer ceasing charms of THE RIVER WYE. The Tump Farm is very near, and consists or 156 Acres, let to Mr. Gcvatkin, at only 80/. a-year. THE LAND TA REDEE\)ED, AND THE POOR RATE VERY MODERATE. • Gelly Lhvyd Farm adjoins; - and contains 150 Acres of excellent Land and 0..-charding, let to Mr. Jamei Jones, at a Reduced Rent of 1201. THE STONE QUARRY prxitices nearly 100/.;-ie;r, and fron which the value of the fee simple of the Estate may be contemplated. THE LLANVETHERINE COURT ESTATE adjoining consists of a good farm of 192 acres of land of very supe rior quality, in the occupation of Mr. Daniel Dew. THE KING'S ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE AND PREMISES, situate in the New Ross Road, and adjoining the last Estate, held for one young life. THE BELL COMMERCIAL INN AND PUNCH HOUSE IN THE CENTRE OF " THE COUNTY TOWN OF BRECON," and in the bustle of the market, with a capital trade, a posting and coach business, which is very lucrative. THE EXTENSIVE GAS WORKS IN THE TOWN OF ABERGAVENNY, PRODUCING £5BO A-YEAR, an:l promising a much greater income. Also PEN Y POUND VILLA, near to the town, possessing every requisite for the residence of a genteel family. 'I here are besides several Cottages, Blacksmith's Shop, Garden Grounds, and to conclude E , CEFN COTTAGE STATE, situate about two miles from the town of Abergavenny ; consisting of a House fit for the residence of a retired family, with coach house, stabling, wall garden, &c. attached, and lawn in front of 14 acres ; surrounded with Plantation of about 20 years' growth. Together with 32 Acres of Land adjoining the meadow land, sub ject only to 2d. per acre in lieu of tithe. Land-tax redeemed. Poor and other rates not exceeding 4/. per annum. The estate is altogether in an EXCELLENT STATE OF CULTIVATION, THE LAND EXCEEDINGLY GOOD, and the almost interminable supply required for the iron works will at all times secure a high price for the produce ; the tenants, are respectable, and rents well paid, to which may be appended another fact, and of rare occurrence, that every farm is capable at this moment of an augmented rent: Particulars may be had 22 days prior to the Sale, with Litho graphic Plans of each Farm, at the Angel Inn, Abergavenny ; t he Bell, Brecon ; King's Head, Newport ; Hotel, Hereford; and Birmingham ; King's Head, Gloucester ; of J. G. George, Esq., Solicitor, Monmouth ' • Messrs. Simpson and Moor, Solicitors , Furnival's Inn ; John Williams, Esq., Solicitor, Gray's Inn ; the Auction Mart ; and at Mr. George Robins's Offices, London. HAMBURG, FEBRUARY 24, 18.36. THIS DAY, being the FOURTH DAY of DRAWING of the - SIXTY-SEVENTH HAMBURG GREAT LOTTERY, No. 1,126, say One Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-six, obtained the First drawn Prize of Bancomarks One Thousand, and the Premium of Bancomarks 100,000 net. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are obliged by " Aspiro's" proposal, but we cannot find room for the communications alluded to. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 20 minutes past Three o' Clock. ' a 31 • , r - rd, ov Cbt irun. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1836. The Marylebone Conservative Association held their Annual Meeting yesterday at the Auction Rooms in Wigmore-street, when Mr. MACKINNON, who presided, spoke in the most extravagant terms of the progress that Conservatism had made within the last few months, observing that " a year ago no associa tion of the kind was in existence in Marylebone; they were then scattered like a flock of sheep, but now they were bound together like the fasces of the Ro mans." This last simile is remarkably appropriate. Thefasces, it may be remembered, were a bundle of dry sticks ; and what is the Marylebone Conservative Association but a bundle of the same material ? Who, for instance, after his last night's speech at the dinner, which followed the morning's Meeting of the Asso ciation, can deny that his Grace of NEWCASTLE is a stick of the very first quality in point of dryness ? This egregious Peer, after abusing Mr. O'CONNELL in the truest Tory fashion, as 4 ‘ an execrable indi- vidual," and a " Popish demagogue," thought fit to fall foul of the whole existing House of Commons. " The present House," said his Grace, " is not an English House of Commons, but a low Irish House of Commons." Indeed I How comes it, then, hat the a Conservatives are so anxious to wriggle them- selves into such a low Irish assembly ? Above all, how happens it, that his Grace himself is among the most solicitous to introduce his friend Lord TEIGN- MOUTH into it. Surely, there must be some glaring inconsistency here ! In defining his political creed, the Duke went on to observe that " he was not a Reformer ; he was not a Whig ; lie was not a Tory ; but he . was a Conservative." The plain English of this is, that he is neither " fish, flesh, nor good red herring," but a man " made after supper of a cheese paring." It is consoling however to find that he is at least awakened to the shame of being a Tory, and the necessity of sporting an alias. But though unwilling to be called a Tory, and desirous to adopt the new name of Conservative, his Grace, at heart, is still as much a Tory as ever. It is the name, not the thing, that he repudiates. This is sad trifling, but what else but solemn frivolity is to be expected from a NEW CASTLE ? Having exhausted his stock of abuse, the Duke then essayed the Bombastes vein ; and in a paroxysm of patriotic enthusiasm exclaimed, " under the Constitution he had lived, and under it he hoped to die." Mark the quality of this reasoning. His Grace here expressly states his conviction that a Con stitution is still left us, yet, notwithstanding this, he proceeds immediately afterwards to demolish the grounds of his conviction, by declaring that "encroach ments have been made on the Constitution, step by step, ever since the first link of the chain was broken ten years ago. In a few years after that—in 1829 Protestantism was destroyed. Three or four years after, the Reform Bill was carried, 'which commenced And yet though Protestantism, which is ie very essence of the Constitution, is destroyed, and a new era—of course to the destruction of the old—is commenced, still, observes his Grace, the Constitu tion is as lively and energetic as ever—so much so, that it is the first and dearest wish of his heart to be enabled to . die under it ! The Duke having " said his say," Lord STORNiONT rose to say his, and after prais ing his own " natural diffidence"—a quality for which, to the best of our knowledge, his Lordship is by no means conspicuous—remarked that the Conservative party were never so sanguine, never so full of hope, as at the present moment. We suppose by this that the forty. five Tories who were supposed to be buried under the snow last month, have been unexpectedly dug out, and are now on their way to town to reinforce the Conservative party. If his Lordship's remarks do not imply this, we know not what else they can imply, for it is notorious that the Conservative Members are diminishing day by day, and that nothing but some such miraculous reinforcement can possibly enable them to hold out a month longer. Either the forty five must be dug out, and duly thawed, so as to enable them to act with their party, or the whole squad must be annihilated. The Conservatives can have no other hope but in this, and accordingly it is this to which his Lordship must evidently allude. a new era.' Madrid papers to the Bth inst. have been received. The Gazette of the 7th contains the following Royal decree for the appropriation of the quit-rents and taxes due to each of the Monastic Institutions, to the li quidation of the public debt:— " Wishing to apply to the liquidation of the public debt all the sums proceeding from the suppression of monasteries and convents, and of the adjudication to the state of all properties and sights belonging to it, and wishing to reconcile all the means of favouring the consolidation of the non-consolidated deb', conformably with my Council of Ministers, and with the spirit of the law of the 16th of January of the present year, in the name of my beloved daughter, Isabella IL, I decree the following : " Art. 1. From the present are declared re-purchaseable all quit-rents and taxes of all kinds belonging to the monastic communities and others, both of nunneries as well as monk convents, which have been, or shall be, suppressed, and which have been adjudicated to the nation, and shall be sold accord ing to my decree of the 19th of February last. " 2. Every , proprietor wishing to re-purchase the quit-rents and taxes imposed on his property, shall apply for this pur pose to the Intendant of the province, who will prepare the liquidation. • " 3. The Intendant, after hearing the commissioned admi nistrator, shall take the necessary steps for the liquidation de trisesded by the purchaser. " 4. The difficulties that may arise in the re-purchase of quit-rents or taxes shall be settled through the Intendant by the Director-General of the Sinking Fund. • " 5. The re-purchase shall be effected in the followinr , manner :—One-fifth shall be paid ready money before the b delivery of the title-deed, the other four-fifths shall be paid successively in the four following years. " 6. The payments shall be made in the following stocks of the public debt :—One-third in vales non-consolidated; one-third in the current debt with paper interest (these two for the whole nominal value); and the remaining one-third in stocks of the debt without interest (Passive), but to double the amount, or otherwise only admitting half of its non.inal value. " 7. The quit-rents and taxes shall be imposed on the pro perty until payment is fulfilled. " 8. In case of delay in the payments, proceedings can be taken against the property ; all expenses to be paid by the purcb aser. " 9. The purchaser's heir at law shall be subject to the same responsibility as the heirs of the purchasers of the estates mentioned in the 17th article of my decree of Feb. 19. " 10. As soon as the Administrator of the Sinking Fund shall have received the fifth part in ready money, and the grant of the four other payments, he shall do the needful for the delivery of the title-deed. 11. The title• deed shall be granted in the name of the nation by the Commissary of the Sinking Funds. • " 12. The produce of the re-purchase of the quit-rents, and of the taxes, shall be applied to the liquidation of the debt of the state. " 13. A list shall be published monthly of the re-purchases made, and of their value. The securities given in payment thereof shall be burnt publicly, and the numbers of the same published. " 14. The regulations contained in the Royal order of Feb. 1, concerning the sale of the properties adjudicated to the nation, shall be observed for the re-purchase of the quit rents and taxes. You will have it understood, and do the needful for its fulfilment. (Signed by the Royal Sign Manual.) " At the Pardo, March 5, 1836. " To Don Juan Alvarez y Nlendizabal." The publication of this Decree had no effect upon the Funds, up to the closing of the Madrid Bourse, on the evening of the 7th ; nor did it appear to excite any general interest. The Cabinet is not yet constructed ; and fears are entertained lest the vacant appointments should not be filled up before the . theeting of the Cortes. M. Is- TURIZ still holds back, although M. MENDIZABAL has repeatedly offered him the choice of the Porte feuilles in his hands, not excepting the Presidency of the Council. The prevailing impression is, that MENDIZABAL will find the management of the new Chambers exceedingly difficult. Most of the Members are Ultra-Liberal in their opinions, and not a few of them took an active part in the revolutionary move ments of 1812, 1820, and 1823. France participates in the apprehensions of the more moderate Spaniards; although we are persuaded that there is no ground whatever for the report that M. R AYNEVAL has received instructions from his Government to demand his pass ports in the event of the Cortes assuming the character of a National Convention. M. TIIIERS will reserve to himself the right of judging, when the Spanish Chambers shall have overstepped the limits of Con stitutional discussion. Besides, were he to give such instructions to the French Ambassador, his only motive would be to find a pretext for marching a French army into Spain—an event exceedingly un likely in the present temper of the Citizen KING. We arc happy to announce the removal of M. NOGUERAS from the Commandant-Generalship of Lower Arragon, in consequence of the spirited remon strances of our excellent Ambassador, Mr. VILLIERS. It will be remembered that NOGUERAS issued the order for the murder of the mother of the Carlist bandit THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 183G1 informed, was DE BROGLIE ? Who ever heard of a measure of his which was not the result of a Royal suggestion ? The Duke de BROGLIE is in a private capacity one of the most honourable men in France— he is, moreover, a man of great intelligence, and much natural sagacity ; but he was a wretched diplomatist, and wanted spirit to assert the dignity of Fiance. We have been the first to recommend the appointment of M. THIERS to the office of Foreign M i lks, not be cause he is the creature of the KING, but because he is the only member of the late Cabinet who dared openly to differ with the KING on questions of foreign policy. - VIENNA, MARCH s.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 1031 ; Four per Cents., 99 9-16 ; Three per Cents., 75 13-16 ; Bank Shares, 1,3591.--Allgemeine Zeifung, March 10. Our readers will find in another part of our paper a report of the Vestry Meeting held at Bungay in Suf . = folk yesterday. The excitement in the town occasioned by this odious impost is very great. A , hand-bill from which the following are extracts were exrensively circulated. " The Churchwardens of Bungay St. Mary having been de nounced by all parties on account of the cruelties they caused to be inflicted on Mr. John Childs last year, by sending him, without the intervention of a Magistrate, to Ipswich Gaol, for the non-payment of 17s. 6d. which he believed to be unjustly charged upon him, have issued the above notice for a Vestry Meeting to consider what steps are to be taken towards about eighty persons, who are defaulters of this year. " The Churchwardens last year pleaded their duty, founded on their " oath of office," for their conduct towards Mr. Childs, although other persons, as competent as himself, have never paid that rate; nor been proceeded against at all ; and it is obvious the proposed Meeting is intended by the present Churchwardens, as a screen for themselves, a cat's-paw to save them from the obloquy which, in every part of the kingdom, attaches to the title of" Churchwardens of Bungay St. Mary." Let Mr. Scott show, that they acted on the conscientious ob servance of their oath of office last year, by adopting against the present tdefaulters the same course which was then ta ken against " What have such men to consider about, if they do not in tend to make a victim of one neighbour, and to let others es cape? If, in the language of Mr. Childs's petition to the House of Commons, they were not guided by the rancour of religious intolerance.' " Let those Churchmen who are glad to make the Dissen ters pay for the sacramental wine of their altar, the dresses of their parson and choristers, their washerwomen, the debt for new pewing their church, and for making St. Mary's the handsomest parish church in the county, attend to-morrow, and advise the churchwardens to send the fourscore defaulters forthwith to prison. " Bungay, March 14th, 1836. 1 ' It will be seen, that the vestry have determined upon enforcing the arrears : it remains to be seen whether the Churcb party will be mad enough to send forty of their townsmen to gaol, when they have the easy pro cess of distraining upon, and selling their goods, and whether the Ministry will lay dormant another session, without introducing some effectual remedy ; and it must be a remedy that will teach the Established SECT the cost of their own faith, and that, as honest men, they are bound to pay for their own worship out of their own pockets. To THIS IT MUST COME AT LAST. We have received advices from Berne to the 12th inst., which announce serious disturbances in the Canton of Jura, in consequence of the refusal of the curates to take the customary oath of allegiance to the new Directory. On the Bth the State Council assembled, and ordered 6,000 militia to march into the refractory Canton, and compel the restoration of order, and obedience to the will of the supreme Go vernment. It is reported that the rebellious cu rates have been secretly urged on by Austrian emissaries, with a view to retard the liberal course adopted by the new Directory. Be this as it may, we have this moment .received advices from Frankfort, stating that a body of Austrian troops has been put in readiness to enter the Republic in the event of certain occurrences taking place, the exact nature of which remains a secret. We do not believe that the services of Austria will be solicited by any party, as the Swiss Government is able to manage its own affairs by com pelling the obedience of the priesthood. Advices have been received from Constantinople to the 18th ult. The Sultana MilmtmA (Effulgence of the Moon), second daughter of the Sultan MAII MOUD, was to be married on the 17th April to SAID DAMAT PASHA, late Governor of the Dardanelles. MEIIEMET ALI and IBttAntm PACIIA were both invited to tl►e nuptials, which are to be celebrated on a scale of magnificence hitherto unparalleled, even in the East. The following, from a Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary, under date of the 17th nit., is important, if true : " Lord Ponsonby is said to have officially informed the Porte, that the British Government had made applications to the Russian Government for the evacuation of Silistria, and offered its guarantee, on the surrender of this fortress to the Sultan's troops, for the payment of the remainder of the war indemnity at present owing by Turkey to Russia." THE FUNDS.-(THIS D CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals this morning are three French mails, and one Hamburg of yesterday. The mails due arc one Ostend and two Dutch. We have ship letters from New York. By accounts received from Paris this morning, we learn that the delirium of the King of Prussia was making alarming pro gress. If letters from Coblentz can be credited, on the least irritation experienced by his Majesty, they were obliged to use measures to prevent him from committing violence on the per sons who were with him. The New York packet of the 24th ultimo has arrived at Liverpool. Papers not yet received—letters in town. FUNDS. Consols opened at the closing prices of yesterday, with little or nothing doing at present. Consols 91i -1 for the Ac count, and 911 for Money. Exchequer Bills, 19 21 ; India Bonds, 4 6. . _ In the Foreign Market Spanish Active Bonds have im proved, owing to their coming f.om Paris upwards of 2 per cent. higher. They closed yesterday at 45j and have reached this morning 461—at present 451 461. Passive, 15+ ; Deferred, 221 ; Columbian, 304 314 ; Mexican, 33i 341 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 56/ ; Five per Cents., 1031 ; Portuguese, 781 4 ; Three per Cents., 48,1 491. Letters from Philadelphia to the 24th ult. bring no poli tical news. Bank Stock there had reached 130—fell to 125. HALF-PAST ONE. Consols have continued during the morning at 914 t for the Account, and 91i for Money. Although the Commis sioners for the West India Claims purchased 100,000 Consols at 914, it had no effect on the Market. E xc hequer Bills, 19 21 ; India Bonds, 4 6. In the Foreign Market the chief business doing is in Spa nish Active Bonds, which are at present 45i ; Portuguese, 781 ; Three per Cents, 48 -1,-; Columbian, 304 to 311; Mexican, 33 34. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for the Account, 91i PAISLEY ELECTION.—The Glasgow Herald ex presses an opinion that Mr. Hastie will be returned, and whilst complimenting this gentleman on the possession of " conver sational powers," naively adds that he displays them to much advantage in canvassing the inhabitants. Mr. Aytoun is, how ever, confessedly the more popular candidate. His lectures are admirable. It is said that the following dialogue took place between two weavers, at a recent meeting in Charleston: —One of them, a small laird, who had a h o use and garden of his own, observed to the other—" I say, Tammas, we'll shune get it a' our ain way noo—fac, we should hae pledged Mister Aytoun to support a bit division o'property. Whan that comes roun' I'll chaps Mr. Fulton's house doun bye I"—Peter, " We'll, we'll, if too tak's Mr. Fulton's I'll e'en tak' thine," —on which the laird, with unaffected passion, exclaimed--. " You common thief, would you really lay hauns on preevate property ?" S HOCKING OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday afternoon a gust of wind blew down a ladder that was placed against the front of a house in Salmon and Ball-court, Bunhill-row, and it fell upon a child between two and three years of age, b e _ longing to a person named Patent. The poor little thing was picked up in a dreadful state, with a broken leg and a fracture of the skull. It was immediately carried to St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; but it is not expected to survive. LONGEVITY.—Died at Creech Grange in the hundredth year of his age, Farmer Thomat Abbot. It is re markable that this worthy old man was not confined above two days to his bed, having his eye-sight most excellent, his men tal faculties good, and walking about the house without any aid whatever till within forty-eight hours of his death. He had resided o n the same ?arm nearly seventy years, having originally rented it of John Bond, Esq., the grandfather of the present John Bond, Esq., of Grange ; and during the whole of that very long period one undeviating line of con duct seems to have actuated his mind—that of the strictest ho nesty and uprightness. He has left five children, whose united ages amount to 336 years, being respectively 62, 64, 68, 70, and 72 years. —Dorset County Chronicle. CABRERA, by way of reprisal for the butcheries of her son. But the chief offender is yet unscathed. MINA, by whose command NOGUERAS acted, is more deserving of reproach than his infamous subal tern. Why then is he not removed ? General M'DoUGAI. and Colonel WYLDE reached Madrid on the 3d inst. In their first interview with the President of the Council, they assured him that the reports in circulation respecting the wretched con dition of the British Legion, were entirely unfounded, and that, on the contrary, the men were well conducted; and in good health and spirits. Many of them had been ill, and mortality had prevailed in the hospital to a considerable extent ; but latterly the sickness was fast disappearing, and the QUEEN had no troops more willing and' efficient in the field than the British volunteers. In the meantime, M. MENDIZABAL labours inces santly to meet every difficulty. His arrangements for paying off the .dividends on the home debt on the first of April, and of the foreign debt on the Ist May, are nearly completed. As to his popularity throughout the kingdom, no better proof can be adduced than the fact that six several constituencies have returned him as one-of their Representatives. The whole of the Paris Papers of Sunday, Mon day, and Tuesday, thOse of the two first days having been delayed in consequence of the stormy state of the weather, have been received. The motion for a poli tical amnesty was lost by a large majority—the Minis ter of Justice having opposed it on the ground that to originate acts of grace is the prerogative of the Crown. The debate was long and animated ; but the more mo derate Members of the Chamber declined to vote either for or against the Government. From a remark made by the Minister of Justice it was supposed that he would shortly pardon the ex-Ministers confined in the Castle of Ham. In the sitting of Monday, M. LACAVE LA PLAGUE read the report of the committee upon M. Goung's plan for the reduction of the Five per Cents. The report stated that out of a sum of 66,734,000 f. of inscriptions in Paris, 20,600,000 f. belonged to fo reigners ; and in the 46 millions remaining were in• eluded the stock of private individuals, of the Majo rats, of Securities, and of the Caisse des Consigna tions. There were also eight millions of departmental inscriptions, thirty-two millions of inscriptions taken in Paris, and payable in the departments. This exten sive distribution proved that, on the question of the . conversion, the Chamber was not influenced by mere local considerations. On the Ist January, 1832, the total number of inscriptions amounted to 245,000 f. ; and the Ist January, 1836, the number amounted to 260,000 f. ; there had, consequently, been an augmen tation of 15,000 f. in four years. Many of those fund holders were artists, literary men, artisans, old men, females, &c., who had placed their savings in the funds, and who relied on the protection of Govern ment, which, without abandoning its rights, ought to exercise them, with prudence and consideration. The report then went on to examine the different pro jects that had been made for reducing the interest upon the debt ; and after urging the several objections that had been made to each, concluded by proposing the following resolution to the adoption of the Chamber :- " The Chamber of Deputies, founding its decisions on the motives stated in the Report of its Committee, and an the ex planations given by the King's Ministers, adjourns the discus sion of the proposition provisionally admitted by it in the sit ting of February 6, 1836, and having for its object the exercise of the right belonging to the State-that of reimbursing to its creditors the nominal capital of the Five per Cent. Stock." No opposition was made to this resolution, greatly to the surprise of several Ministerial partizans, who had not expected that the friends of M. HUMANN would have given way so easily . . The President of the Council, M. 'TIERS, then rose and informed the Chamber, that the Government adopted the principle of reducing the interest upon the debt one tenth, and that a Bill on the subject would be introduced at the commencement of the session of 1837. There is no other news of any interest in these Pa pers, with the exception of the following extracts :- (Private Correspondence of the Messager, Paris, March 15.) " BAYONNE, MARCH 9.-Nothing important has occurred in the army, but much in the coterie, which is at the head of the Government at Madrid. It is in contemplation to take the command from Cordova, and to give it to Mina as a reward doubtless; for the assassinations at BarcelOna, and his last feat in the case of the unfortunate mother of the partisan Carbrera. But whatever may be the motive, it is certain that the chief command in Navarre is intended for him, under the following form :-‘ The army will be comprised of 75,000 men, of whom Rodil will have the command-25,000 to act on his right, in Aragon, and General Evans, who is fond of being near the sea-ports, will command the left in Biscay, with his Legion of drunkards-the Pottuguese, and some Spanish battalions while Mina will shut himself up in Pampeluna, as his centre, and put on his head what laurels the other may gather." " This arrangement will not fail to take place, unless (which is not very likely) Cordova should obtain some signal advan' tape in the course of the month." Letters from the island of Bourbon, of the 13th Dec., con tain alarming details of a plot said to have been formed in that island. The people of Colon, it is said, intended to poison the garrison by means of arsenic mixed in the bread, to set fire to several communes at once, and thus disperse the whites, in order to murder them the more easily. The plot was to be carried into execution at St. Denis. It seems that thirty or forty persons have been arrested. The captain of a ship that has arrived at Nantes, says that it was proposed to declare the island in a state of siege. A private letter from Frankfort says, that the Austrian troops in the Tyrol have made a movement towards the fron tier of the Grisons. This movement would indicate an incli nation to proceed to an armed intervention in the Swiss Can tons. German diplomacy is, in fact, rather anxious about re ligious disorders, which at present agitate some cantons. It is feared that thh anarchy may extend to the South German States.-Messager, March 15. FRENCH FUNDS.-Pstus, MAaen 14. Five per Cents., 107 f. 30e. 35e. 40C. Four per Cents., 102 f. Three per Cents. 81f. Bank Aclions,2,l7of. 2,167 f. 50c. Rente de Naples, 100 f. 40c. 50c. 60c, 75c. Roman Five per Cents., 111.3%. Spanish Actives, 431 A 44. Spanish Differes, 20S, 2114. Spanish Passives, 141434%. Royal Spanish Loan, 33. Bel g ian Loan, Five per Cents., 104. Portu g uese Loan, Five per Cents., 77% y 634. Portu g uese Loan, Three per Cents, 48 , A %. Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 57f. Rothschild's Loan, 741,4. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 47y c. ; money, -f -c. Three months, paper, 25f. 32y4c. ; money, 25f. 3255 c. -fours Authentigue. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARTS, MARCH 15. Five per C e nts., 1 07 f. 40c . 45c. 40c. Four per Cents.. 101 f. 80e. Three per Cents., 81f. 80f . 80c. Bank Actions, 2,170 f. Rente de Naples, 100 f. 75c. 80c. 85c. 90e. R o man Five per Cents., 1034 • Span i s h Actives, 44 45 44% y,04. Spanish Differes, 2114. Spanish Passives, 14% 15 14%14%. Royal Spanish Loan, 34. Belg i a n Loan, Five per Cents, 103% lOC Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 78%. Portuguese Three per Cents. 49 1 /4 49. H a ytian Loan, 390 f . EXCHA NGE ON LONDON. On e month, paper, 25c. 45e.; money, 25f, 45 c , Thr ee months, paper, 25f. 32%c. ; money, 25f. 3 0c . - Coors Authentiaue. BOURSE, THREE o'CLocK.-On its b eing reported again the et Threethe qu p e e s r ti c on en o ts f afnellifnrtoemrveBnltfi.oinbicn S pain ~ is in agitation, the openi ng price, to 80f. 95c. The Spanish Securities have improved, in conse quence of the accounts of the 7th from Madrid ; the Actives rose to 454, but the price bas since receded to 448. Much business doing, and the chief brokers have been sellers in the Three per Cents. QUARTER TO FOUR.-Five per Cents., 107 E 55c. ; Th ree per Cents., 80f. 95c. ; Five per. Cents. Spanish, -; Th ree per Cents. Spanish, -; Cortes, -; Coupons, -; Gueb hards; 34; Differes, 161; New Loan, -; Actives, 44 4 1 ; Passives, 148 ; Ducats, 101 - ; Romans, 1031 ; Pedros, 78 ; Belgians, 104 ; Dutch, -f. -c. ; Haytians, 390 f. ; New Differes, 21f ; Five per Cent. Perpe- Mi gu els, 188; Brabant Bank , -; Belgian Bank, lq •' Con- Royal Loan, -. t t n e u l ; In the German papers received this morning, we find a long article on the appointment of M. TRIERS to the Presidency of the French Council, and the de partment of Foreign Affairs. The Prussian scribe seems fearfully apprehensive lest the new Mi n i ster should depart from the line of policy pursued by the Duke de BROGLIE. He has also made the astonish ing discovery that M. THIERS is the puppet of TAL LEYRAND and Louis PHILLIPPE. This may be all very correct ; but what else, we should like to be OXFORD A very numerous and interesting meeting me hchl imster day in the Town Hall of Oxford, for the purpose cf discus sing the merits of two projected lines between that City and the Metropolis—the one by a branch of 29 miles to Tring ; the other by a branch of 91 miles to unite with the Great Western Railway near Abingdon, at Dudcot. Mr. BOOTHBT, a Director of the proposed Tring and Ox ford and Cheltenham Railway, stated at considerable length the grounds on which he claimed the support of Oxford to that undertaking. He stated that, although it was intro duced in the first instance by parties connected with distant places, they would willingly make it over to the inhabitants of Oxford, if they would undertake to carry on the measure. He admitted the difficulties of the country between Oxford and Cheltenham; but insisted upon its being practicable. Mr. CARROLL and Mr. PEARSON THOMPSON also addressed the meeting to the same purpose. Mr. BRUNEL, the Engineer of the Great Western Railway in a very clear and concise manner, explained the decided ad vantages of the line through the valley of the Thames, uniting with the Great Western Railway, requiring the construction of a branch only 9f miles in length ; he exposed the many cir cumstances of beneficial effect from this union with the West of England, Bath, and Bristol, as well as with Reading and Abingdon. He observed that the line, if carried to Tring, must rise 200 feet to the highest summit of the London and Birmingham Railway, and thence descend 300 feet to London, with the unavoidable loss of power, economy, and speed at tendant upon the inclinations of 16 feet per mile. The line by the valley of the Thames was of a gradual descent from Oxford to London, not exceeding a difference in the whole line of more than a 100 feet, divided over the space of 63 miles, by almost imperceptible gradients, not in any case ex ceeding 4 feet per mile, or 1 in 1,300. Mr. Brunel was followed by other Gentlemen on the same subject; and, upon a show of hands, it was unanimously re solved to adopt the Great Western line, instead of that by Tring. A most influential Committee was nominated, and the sanc tion of the members appointed to act was expreised by letter from those not present, and verbally by the Gentlemen who attended the meeting.. The Company will now proceed, without delay, to carry this undertaking -, into execution. It is entirely a local measure , and s supported by the land-owners on the line, many of whom resent at the meeting. were PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, MARCH 15. SOAP AND TALLOW DUTIES. Customs and Excise Acts read; Motion made, and Question proposed—" That this House will resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Customs and Excise Acts, to consider of the expediency of repealing the Duties on Soap, and increasing the Duty of Customs on the importation of Foreign Tallow :" Question put :—The House divided— MINORITY—AYES, 1 Ferguson, G. Finch, G. Fleming, J. Folkes, Sir W. Forbes, W. Forester, Hon. C. Gaskell, J. M. Gladstone, W. Gordon, Hon. W. Gore, W. 0. Goring, H. D. Grimston, Hon. E. Hawes, B. Hay, Sir J. Heathcote, G. J. Henniker, Lord Hope, H. I'. Hotham, Lord Houldsworth, T. Hoy, J. B. Inglis, Sir R. H. lrton, S. Jones, Wilson Jernsyn, Earl Knatchbuli, Sir E. Lawson, A. Lefroy, A. Lefroy, Dr. F. Lewis, D. Lincoln, Lord Long, W. Maclean, D. Macleod, R. Manners, Lsrd C Maunsell, T. F. Miles, W. Miles, P. J. Mosley, Sir 0. Neeld, John Norreys, Lord North, F. O'Neill, J B. R. Packe, C. W. 'gnew, Sir A. Alsager, Richard Al>ton, R. Palmer, R. Parker, M. Peel, W. Y. Pelham, C. A Perceval, Colonel Plumptie, J. P. Pollington, Viscount Powell, J. Price, Samuel Grove Pringle, A. Pusey, P. Rickford, W. Rooper, J. Bonfoy Rushbrooke, Colonel £anden, Lord Scarlett, Hon. R. Scott, Sir E D. Scourfield, W. H. Shaw, F. Sheldon, E. Sibthorp, Colonel Smyth, Sir G. 11. Stanley, E.' Stormont, Viscount Stuart, Lord Dudley Trelawney, Sir W. Trevor, A. Turner, W. Vere, Sir C. B. Vesey, Hon. Thomas Wason, R. Welby, G. E. Weyland, Major R. Wilbraham, R. Wilks, J. Wilson, Henry Wodehouse, Hon. E. Yorke, E. I'. Young, Sir W. 1.. Angerstein, John Arbuthnot, Hon. H. Archdall, General Ashley, Hon. H. Astley, Sir Jacob Attwood, T. Bagot, Hon. W. BaiDie, Joseph Balfour, T. Barnebi, John Bell, A . Ben'ett, John Bentinck, Lord G. Blackburn, John I. Blackstone, W. S. Blamire, W. Boldero, Henry G. Bonham, Francis A. Bowes, T. Bramston, T. W. Brownrigg, J. S. Bruen, F. Buller, Sir J. Y. Cayley, E. S. Chandos, Marquis of Chisholm, A. Clive, Robert Codrington, C. W. Cole, Hon. A. Compton, H. C. Crawley, S. Crompton, S. D'Albiac, Sir C. Darlington, Earl of Dugdale, W. S. Dunbar, George buncombe, W. Eastnor, Viscount Eaton, R. J. Elley, Sir J. TELLERS. Handley, H. Halford, H. (dam, Admiral Sir C. Aglionby, H. A. Anson, G. Bagshaw, John Baines, E Ball, N. Bannerman, A. Barclay, David Baring, F. T. • Barron, H. W. Barry, U. S. Becket, Sir John Berkeley, C. Bethel% R. Bevies, T. Biddulph, R. M Blake, Al. J. Boiling, W. Bowring. Dr. Brady, Denis C. Bridgeman, Hewitt Brocklehurst, J. Brodie, W. I). • Brotherton, J. Browne, D. Buckingham, J. S. Buller, C. Buller, E. Burrell, Sir C. M. Butler, Hon. I'. S. Campbell, Sir John Campbell, W. F. Cavendish, Hon. C. Cavendish, Hon. G. Chalmers, Patrick Chapman, A. Clay, W. Clive, E. B. Collier, John Conelly, E. M. Copeland, W. Crawford, W. S. Curteis, H. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Dillwyn, L. W. Divett, E. Duncombe, T. S. Dundas, T. Ebrington, Lord Egerton, Lord Fran. Elphinstone, H. Etwall, R. Evans, G. Ewart, W. Feilden, W. Fergus, John Fergusson, Sir R. C. Fergusson,. C. Finn, W. F. Fitzsimon, C. Forster, C. French, F. Gordon, R. Graham, Sir J. R. G Grattan, J. Greene, T. G. JORITY—NOES, 1 Grote, O. Guest, J. J. Hall, B. Hanmer, Sir J. Harcourt, G. G. Hardy, J. Harland, W. Hawkins, J. H. Hay, Sir A. L. Hector, C. J. Hindley, C. Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Hogg, J. W. Holland, Edward Horsman, E. Howard, E. Howard, P. H. Howick, Lord Hume. Joseph Hurst, R. H. Hutt, W. Jephson, C. D. 0. Johnstone, A. Kemp, T. R. Kirk, P. Knight, J. a Labouchere, H. Leader, J. Lefevre, C. S. Lennard, T. B. Lennox, Lord G. Lennox Lord A. Lister, 'E . C. Loch, J. Lushington, C. Lynch, A. H. Mackenzie, J. A. S. M•Namara, W. Maher, John Marjoribanks, S. Marshall, W. • Marsland, H. Martin, T. Maule, Hon. Fox Morpeth, Viscount Morrison, J. Murray, J. A. Musgrave, W. It. O'Brien, Smith O'Connell, D. O'Connell, J. O'Connell, Maurice O'Connell, M. J. O'Connell, Morgan O'Ferrall, R. M. Oliphant, L. O'Loghlen, Sergean Ord, W. H. Ord, W. Oswald, R. A. Palmerston, Lord Parker, J. Parnell, Sir H. Parrott, J. Pattison, J. Pease, Joseph Peel, Sir R Peel, Colonel Pendarves, E. W. Phillips, Mark Phillips, G. R. Phillipps, C. M. - Pigot, Pinney, W. Potter, R. Poyntz, W. S. Price, Sir R. Rice, T. S. Ridley, Sir M. W. Roche, W. Rolfe, Sir R. M. Rundle, J. Russell, Lim d John Ruthven, E. Ryle, J. Sanford, E. y. Scholaeld, J. Seymour, Lord Sheppard, T Sinclair, Sir G. Smith, R. Vernon Smith, B. Stanley, Lord Stewart, Sir M. S. Stewart, P. M. Strutt, E. Stuart, Lord J. Stuart, Villiers Sturt, H. ('.. Talbot, J. H. • Tennent, Emerson Thomson, C. P. Thompson, W. Thompson, T. P. Thornely, T. Tooke, W. Troubridge, Sir T. Tynte, C. J. R. Vernon, Granville Villiers, C. P. Vivian, C. C. ; Vyvyan, Sir R. Wakley, Thomas Wallace, R. Walter, J. Warburton, H. Ward, H. G Westenra, Hon. H. Wigney, I. N. Wilbraham, G. Wilkins, Walter Williams, W. Williams, W. A. Williamson, Sir H Wood, C. Wrightson, W. B. Wyse, Thomas Young, G. F. Young, J. TELLERS. Stanley, E. J. Steuart, R. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, or the Week ended March 11, 1836, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in EnglanJ and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 4ss Od. I Oats Barley 29s 4d. Ryl e 32s 53. Pease ..... ....Ws. Ild. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TILE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat 42s. Od. Oats 20s. id. Beans ....... .. 34 5. WI Barley 29s. I 2d Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat 44s. 8d Oats I Barley lßs. 4d. Rye THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY). HAY MARKETS.—(Ai per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay 43 0 to 43 5 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 15 4 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 2 4 6 Clover Hay 4 0 5 0 at Straw.... ....... ..X 1 10 to 4SM 1 12 l Wheat ELD. Straw ll4 116 el ITHFI Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £E2 15 to .63 0 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto ..... ... 3 5 3'lo Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay Clover Hay (extra fine .ts 5 Generally ~...... 4 0 5 0 Oat Straw £1 10 to 41 12 I Wheat Straw 1 li I 16 HUN GERFORD. Coarse Meadow Hay £2 15 to X? '0 fie - vilileadow Hay - -0 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and ltye•grass Hay Clover Hay -,. 4 0 5 0 Old Straw £1 10 to ..f 1 12 ► Wheat Straw Mr. Sergeant Ludlow, on the circuit, lodged in the house of Mr. John Goodling, in High-street, Oxford. Tuesday, the Ist instant, the Learned Sergeant's apartment was entered by some thief, who stole his silk-gown, his coat and waistcoat (bar-cut), a new suit of black, a brown olive cloth cloak with velvet collar, a great coat of the same colour, and various other articles of dress. A description of the pro perty was yesterday given at the police-offices, and a reward of 101. has been offered fOr the discovery of thief. Maurepas, Minister of Louis XVI., once wrote an anonymous pamphlet against the conduct, which it severely censured, of the Ambassador of Austria ; the latter, furious, demanded of the Minister satisfaction for the insult thus given him, and Maurepas, to remove all suspicion, had a reward of ten thousand francs offered for the author, who, of course, was never found. Lord Wharncliffe is reported to have abandoned the stormy sea of politics, and to have enrolled his name amongst the list of " royal and noble authors." His Lordship has discovered in the archives of his family nearly one hun dred and fifty unpublished letters of Lady Wortley Montagu, together with many original poems and essays, which he in tends to insert in a new edition of Lady Wortley Montagu's Letters, with copious annotations and biographical sketches, written by the Noble Baron himself. We recommend Lord Wharncliffe to restore all the suppressed passages in the former letters. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO A DANISII FA MILY OF DISTINCTION.—On the 15th of February the Ba roness Bertouch-Lehm and her second daughter (Matilda), on their return from a visit in the town of Mariboe, in Laaland, Denmark, to their family seat, Lungholm, were both killed on the spot by the up-setting of the carriage. This unfortunate event occurred close to the gateway leading to the mansion. The sudden and awful death of these ladies is sincerely la mented by all classes in the island, and has spread a deep gloom among the numerous tenantry of the Larony. The late lady was sister to Professor Klauer-Klattowski, now in London. BANK MEETING.-(T A Meeting of the Proprietors of Bank Stock was held thig; morning in the Bank. At twelve o'clock John Pattison, ESQ.,' the Governor, the Deputy Governor, and most the Directors_ entered the Court. After the minutes of the last Court had been read and confirmed. The GOVERNOR said he had to inform the Court that it was one of the Half-yearly General Courts, appointed to be held by the Charter; for the purpose of considering of a dividend. It was also his duty to state, that the Court of Directors hav ing considered the state of the profits for the half year ending sth April, had determined to recommend that a dividend 01 4 per cent. should be declared, if approved of by the Court. Mr. SELWYN said, before the motion was put he wished to.. ask the Governor a few questions. First, he wished to know what was the amount of the interest o n the 11th of March last? The GOVERNOR said they always made up their accounts -to the sth April ; on that day it would be 2,734,5421. Mr. SELWYN said that was very good. On lookin g througY the Bank account, he found that a gre at source of their profit arose from the management of the public revenue. Had any part of the proceeds of the public burdens been withdraw n since the last meeting ? The GOVERNOR--None. But in consequence o f new regu lations at the Exchequer of a new Exchequer Bill, in fact, the public balances were m terially reduced. It was working ver advantageously for the public, but, of course, the Bank suffered a littlefrom it, YN Mr. S fr ELW—Then, am I to understand that no portion of the public revenue which used to be paid into the Bank,• leas been withdrawn ? The GOVERNOR—Certainly. None whatever. Mr. SELWYN had put the question, because he had seen it stated - in the public press that the Excise department was Pay ing large sums of money into the London and Westminster Bank. The GOVERNOR—The Excise was collected and pa',, d into the hands of private persons , i nto whose banns.. it was allowed to lay for a certain time. He understood, but only from the same source, that some portion of the so collected had been paid in to the Westmin'Ster Bank. He did not know it officially, and could not vouch for it. Mr. SELWYN—Has any correspon dence been entered int°, between the Directors and the Gover nment u p on this subje.l The GOVERNOR said a communication had been made to The Government. The Directors being of opinion the Bank svt• the best and safest mode of remitting and managing, that would be a saving to the State, and that they, bing a State. Bank, ought to be entrusted with it. There had bee f n manf co mmunications upon the subject, but the Directors, eliug strongly the importance of the point, had thought it better that an official letter should be written, offering that the Bank should continue to be the means of receiving and remitting the re venue. • Mr. SELwyN.—Was that letter written in consequence of any private person paying the public revenue elsewhere ? The GOVERNOR.—No : there are none. Mr. SELWYN.—Are we to understand that no person Nvho used to pay public money into this establishment' has gone elsewhere? The GOVERNOR.—Certainly. Mr. Ward, our late tor, did receive a portion of the produce of the excise, Which I believe he paid into the Westm i nste r Bank. Mr. SELWYN.—My question, Sir, is, whether Mr. Ward,ose °I. any other person, kept an account here with respect to th duties? Direc - The GOVERNOR.—NO, never. Mr. SELWYN was anxious to state that these questions had not been concerted. - He stated so much, because be had seen in the Age, after the last meeting a paragraph, in which arnonf, other things it was stated that " there had been a cross • at the Bank between Pattison and his, double—(Laughter, Mr. S. being a very slim gentleman. He begged lea ve , most solemnly to assure the meeting that he had never Tea; the worthy Governor till be had met him in that room befo g ' them all ; and that before the last meeting he scarcely W even his person,. and he was sure that that worthy gentleman would bear out his assertion that there had been no conenuni-- cation between them. The paragraph went on to state thaV the Directors were gulling the Proprietors by dividing their own principal money among them as dividends. He believed of the last dividend a portion came out of the rest,: but that was the profits of, former years, and had nothing to do wit h the capital stock of the Company. He wished to ask W"'' ther the dividends now to be paid interfered in any w a y the rest. Would they touch any portion of the rest? The GOVERNOR—No ; none whatever. Mr. SELWYN was glad to hear that, and he, for one, wou ld most cheerfully support the motion for the dividend. Mr. YOUNG was sorry to say that the proprietors were nc' t f in a condition to consider the matter. They had no means a knowing whether it were proper that the dividend should ba 4 per cent., or whether there should be any at all. He wry sure that it would be extremely satisfactory to the p ro p rieto to have a statement of the affairs of the Bank laid before thern; and he was sure that it would be most gratifying to the public. In every other country—in every other establishment --a gene ral balance-sheet was prepared, and laid before those interested. He was quite sure the Directors conducted their affa irs in the most safe and praiseworthy manner, and there could be 1 1 ° question that such a statement would redound much to thei r honour. He begged that they would allow him to touch al l f one other subject. It was impossible for them to shut their' eyes or their ears, to the great spirit of enterprize now abroad. he, for one, would be most sorry to throw the slightest darnP on many of the schemes now i n p rogress , f or they In"ters; beneficial by giving empl o y ment to t h ousan d s o f poor labbur —that would be a great goo d i n i tse lf—b ut h e could - not shut. in his eyes to the great lesson which had been read to thern 1825. He had warned the Court of that calamity in 1823, an he would now most earnestly press upon them not to put out their capital to th e ass i s t ance o f an y of these enterp riree i The Bank had lately acted on a good principle. on that principle being observed, ,so that the Bankffeini far as possible se rve t o con tr a ct the rage for speculation 110.0 abroad, The capital of the Company should alway s be Lie such a state that it could at once be turned into money. ka trusted that the Court of Directors would insist that all San of issue should be obliged to publish the amount of their . bilities and assets. The Bank had a right to insist on ti. for it was a part of their new charter, so for as the pr omise """ the Chancellor could go. i n g s h i s t t e tis Mr. WILLIAMSON conceived that a balance sheet ought tif be produced at the next meeting ; if not, he would endeavou. to make out one, founded on the statements laid before l' eb ar a ; liament in 1832. The Hon. Proprietor then inquired, the there had yet been a settlement between the Bank an d Government relative to the loan of 1794; and whether the rears ha GOyd et been paid ? Se ttled The VERNOR said the question had been agreeably se t about two months ago, and no arrears were due. 13itA A PROPRIETOR inquired whether the buildings of the - were included in the rest ? The GOVERNOR said 90,0001. were included for the P rc '' perty around the Bank. Mr. FIELDER—The question before them was whether tirerec should be a dividend or not. He deprecated any balance-s he ti being made out, as it laid their affairs open to their enemies, "; whom they had many. He did not think it was fai r of Pro% prietors coming down, without notice, and putting . iinll tv questions to the Governor. It was often very detriment io their interests, where there appeared to be any hesitationw giving an answer. He trusted that Proprietors would g i a notice of their intention, or that the Governor would wake practice of refusing to answer. The GOVERNOII had thought the subject of accounts, bad been settled ; he had thought the majority of the proprietLa were against the plan, and therefore they were not prelni. with any balance sheet ; but he was most anxious arg11:1;;e, to answer any question which was put to him at any He The question most likely to be put was as to the interest. ior, was happy to say that it was increased after PO to the dividend, and even though they had' been oblige bad write off 15,000/. from the amount at which th e y bad formerly taken the forgeries of Fauntleroy, the interest t he been increased 25,000/.—( Cheers.) With respect to they Joint Stock Banks, the Directors would not inter fere ; 11au had enough to do to manage the affairs of the Ban k as !figs, they could. They were most cautious in other par:tell:oj; and would continue to be so, so that no harm could conae tw Bank. The eyes of the public were upon them, called upon to publish their accounts, therefore it was of first duty to do all in their power for the safetlub the Bank. The Joint Stock Banks were now obliged to P to lisp the amount of their issues—it was for the Legislature oblige them to do more. h 11 0 ' A PROPRIETOR inquired whether the 10,000/. w" ' e taken from the interest for the last dividend had been, re ree d in leaving a surplus of 25,0001., or was the 10,000/. that sum ? des GOVERNOR said the interest, on the 10th Oc tobers 2,709,215/. ; on the sth April it would be 2,734,5401- , The question was then put, and agreed to unanimousii4ots The GOVERNOR informed the Proprietors that the would be ready for delivery and payment on the 6th AP E The meeting then separated. On BRUSSELS PAPERS. nd BRUSSELS, MARCII 13.—The Chamber of Co mmerce er o Manufactures of Brussels has received from the Micistin' the Interior very important documents relative to our c merce with Algiers. on The Journal d'Anvers makes the following observatie% the exemption of the Jeune Caroline from increased der : of England, of which we havelbefore spoken :—" The cent' 7° the Trinity House, imposing an addition of 25 per c ell f fith the pilotage of Belgian ships in England was dated the caw of February, and therefore could not apply to th e JeaneG `.00le• line, which sailed on the 24th of the same mont h from .„ the The inference which a Journal of this City draws therefore non-payment of the additional duty by this vess el is ill-founded. c the The Chamber of Re r entatives continued Yest6.rui,:seire discussion of the Budge: of s the Minister of the !aerie nog ral articles of which were adopted without o sels Papers, March 14. P • ueS ° —.„ ABEL, THE FORGER.—This man still c ontin . r v. large, and it is probable that he is now out of the nefarious The ' oinions that others were concerned in his 1 8 0 0 transactions appears to be well founded, two men O ne 9 tria ls his nephew) being now in Hereford gaol, awaiting thei r od for . forgery at the next Assizes, which commence e n the instant. Clu b ' The Committee of the Middlesex sit • rations at the Salopian, have published their circular ol they lees ; they have, they say, through the exertions ei votes agents in the Registration Courts, expunged 300 TorY ; 0 and claims from the lists, and defeated 1,000 Tory e l l e t hef to Reformers, whose claims they thereby establishee ;rvies add, that " the sum at thein disposal for professional secoor was very limited, and much more might have been A Refoon _ 0 0 .. plished had ampler means been supplied." HIS DAY•)